ANS-C01 Network Design Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are benefits of using AWS Global Accelerator over Amazon CloudFront for a global application that uses TCP traffic? (Select THREE.)
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse AWS Global Accelerator with CloudFront, assuming both provide caching and similar features, but Global Accelerator focuses on network performance optimization for TCP/UDP traffic without caching, while CloudFront is a CDN that caches content and primarily supports HTTP/HTTPS.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Provides static IP addresses that act as a fixed entry point.
AWS Global Accelerator provides static IP addresses that act as a fixed entry point for your application, which is a key benefit over Amazon CloudFront. CloudFront uses dynamic, regional edge IP addresses that can change, whereas Global Accelerator offers two static anycast IP addresses that remain constant, simplifying DNS management and firewall whitelisting for TCP-based global applications.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Provides content caching at edge locations.
Why it's wrong here
Caching is a CloudFront feature.
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Provides static IP addresses that act as a fixed entry point.
Why this is correct
Global Accelerator provides anycast IPs.
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Supports TCP and UDP traffic.
Why this is correct
CloudFront only supports HTTP/HTTPS.
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Can be used with Application Load Balancers as endpoints.
Why this is correct
Both services support ALB endpoints.
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Automatically integrates with AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced.
Why it's wrong here
CloudFront also integrates with these services.
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